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Monday, February 6, 2012

Eat This Now

The $8 Oak Park Mall hack you need to try

Posted by Jonathan Bender on Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 9:40 AM

Paciugo Gelato should be your first stop.
  • Step 1: Head over to Paciugo Gelato.
You don't have to settle for a combination plate in the food court at Oak Park Mall. Instead, I want you to take your $8, make two stops and leave with the finest food option in the mall. First up, is Paciugo Gelato — a free-standing gelato kiosk that will sell you a small cup (up to three flavors) for $4 (including tax). I opted for dark chocolate and top-seller salted caramel.

Next, two chocolate chip cookies from Nestle Tollhouse.
  • Step 2: Purchase two chocolate-chip cookies from Nestle Toll House, which is about 200 feet away from Paciugo. The cookies are $1.75 each and the approximate size of tea saucers. Ask if any are warm and feel free to substitute cookie flavors.

Spoon out the entire cup contents onto the cookie base.
  • Step 3: Spoon out the entire cup contents onto the cookie base. The gelato is thick enough that you can simply turn the spoon in a clockwise motion and lift.

The second cookie completes the sandwich.
  • Step 4: The second cookie completes the sandwich. Lick the outsides like a dad saving his kid's ice-cream cone and then enjoy.

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I LOVE Paciugo! Best dessert in town and the Oak Park Mall store is wonderful!

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Posted by Nancy on 02/09/2012 at 10:01 PM

Actually gelato is much better for you than ice cream, about 70% less fat and 40% less calories, so not as bad for you as it looks, because it looks great.

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Posted by Jim on 02/09/2012 at 10:30 AM

that's probably more calories than my entire day

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Posted by cubbies87 on 02/06/2012 at 6:35 PM

if i ate this i would kill myself.

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Posted by CMH on 02/06/2012 at 12:06 PM

Murray's-only a month away from opening-hurry up Murray's!

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Posted by foodsnob on 02/06/2012 at 10:22 AM
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